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Arthur Mcbride - Trad (1840)

I first heard this song in Edinburgh sung by the incredible Bobby Nicholson. I later heard Paul Braidys version. This was also one of my first ventures into "DADGAD" tuning years ago. This song has great vitriol and bile, a right chewy song that i love singing In the song, the narrator and his cousin, Arthur McBride were taking a walk when they were approached by three British military recruiters, a recruiting sergeant, a Corporal and a young drummer. The recruiters attempt to induce the narrator and Arthur McBride into military service, extolling the virtues of serving the King, having money to spend, and wearing nice clothes. Arthur McBride tells the recruiter, if they joined, the clothes would merely be loaned to them and that they would be made to go to war in France where they would certainly be killed. The recruiter, taking offence at Arthur's disrespect of the offer, becomes angry at Arthur and the narrator, and threatens to use his sword on them. Then, Arthur and the narrator use their shillelaghs to hit the recruiters and the drummer over their heads, and after doing so, in some variations of the lyrics, take their pouch of money, and throw their swords and the drummer's drum into the ocean. Recorded at https://www.edinburgh-recording-studi...